Swan Symbol

Swan Symbol: To dream of a swan in a lake or pond, is a good omen, it is a symbol indicating a future of prestige and wealth Swans are symbols of grace, beauty, and dignity. The Bird has a deep symbolic significance to many different cultures and religions. The Bird is said to be able to communicate with gods; the bird can ascend into heaven and the bird is even a feature of the Tree of Life often depicted with a serpent at their feet - Swan Symbol Traits

The bird is generally thought to
be a symbol of freedom. They can walk on the earth and swim in the sea as humans
do but they also have the ability to soar into the sky. Birds are free to
roam to earth and the sky. Many cultures believe that they are a symbol of eternal life; the link between heaven and
earth.

A comprehensive guide to
Swan Symbol:

Meaning
of the Swan symbol

Swan
symbol - Facts

Dream
explanation, what is the significance of seeing a Swan
in a dream?

Swan SymbolThere is no exact definition for any symbol; each symbol is open to
interpretation and birds are no exception to this. Their symbolism
can vary greatly depending on different cultures and religion. The
Swan is generally thought to be a symbol of solitude. Many cultures
believe that the swan is the bird of life and it combines the
elements of air and water. In Chinese mythology, the swan is a
symbol of yang and considered a solar bird. Christians believe the
swan to be a symbol of grace and purity, it symbolizes the Virgin
Mary. Ancient Romans believed that the swan was a symbol of a happy
death. In Celtic folklore, swans were a symbol of love and purity,
their music was considered magical. The extract below is taken from
the popular Irish legend of the Children of Lir where the kings
children were turned into beautiful swans by their evil stepmother.

Extract from
The Children of Lir - Celtic Legend

"So Lir
and his people listened all night to the singing of the
swans, nor could they move nor speak till morning, for
all the high sorrows of the world were in that music,
and it plunged them in dreams that could not be uttered.

Next day Lir took leave of his children and went on to
the palace of Bóv the Red. Bóv reproached him that he
had not brought with him his children. "Woe is me," said
Lir, "it was not I that would not bring them; but Aoife
there, your own foster-child and their mother's sister,
put upon them the forms of four snow-white swans, and
there they are on the Loch of Derryvaragh for all men to
see; but they have kept still their reason and their
human voice and their Gaelic."

Swan Symbol
- MeaningThe
definition of a swan is a stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with
very long neck and usually white plumage as adult. Swans have a
strong large beak with a long neck. They are noted for their
graceful movements when swimming. There are several different
species of swan, most species are white in color. The Mute
swan (Cygnus gibbus) is one of the largest species of swan. It bends
its neck in an S-shaped curve. The whistling swan do not bend the
neck in an S-shaped curve, and are noted for their loud cry, this is
due to their complex windpipe. The Australian black swan (Chenopis
atrata) is black in color with some white patches on its wings. The
South American black-necked swan (Sthenelides melancorypha}) is a
very beautiful and graceful species, entirely white, except the head
and neck, which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a double
bright rose-colored knob.

Swan Symbol - Christian Significance

According to
the Easton bible dictionary, the definition of the swan symbol is as
follows:

The Swan is mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:18;
Deut. 14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of
Galilee

Swan Symbol -
Facts

Swans are the largest of the waterfowl species

Native Aborigines believed that birds carried stories

The mute swan is one of the heaviest flying birds averaging 18kg

All Swans are white in color apart from the black-neck swan from
South America and the black swan from Australia

Swans usually mate for life

Unlike other birds, the male and female swans are the same color.
The only obvious difference is size, male swans are larger than
females

In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song,
especially at the time of its death

The name Swan is often given to singers and poets. Shakespeare
is often referred to as the the swan of Avon

The swan is a particularly sacred symbol for the Hindu people.
Paramahamsa translates to "Supreme Swan." and is the mount of
the god Brahma. In the Vedas and the Purânas the swan is a
symbol for the soul. It is also the symbol of the divine bird

The swan is a symbol of poets and the popular metaphor "Swan
song" is a final gesture or performance which is given just
before death or retirement. it is believed that the phrase
relates to the ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song
just before they die

Swan Symbol -
Dream Explanation

Seeing a swan in a lake or pond, is a good omen, a symbol
indicating a future of prestige and wealth

Swans are symbolic of grace, beauty, and dignity

Picture of Swans
and Cygnets

Dream Interpretation
- Significance of Bird SymbolThe following
explanation of dreams involving birds in general is taken from the book entitled 'Dream
Dictionary (10,000 Dreams Interpreted - by Gustavus Hindman Miller)':

It is a favorable symbol in a dream to see birds of beautiful plumage. A
wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams of this
nature

Moulting and song less birds, could denote merciless and inhuman
treatment of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth

To see a wounded bird, is a symbol of fateful of deep sadness caused by
erring offspring

To see flying birds, is a symbol of prosperity to the dreamer. All
disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave of
prospective good

To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning
one's inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of
perception.

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